lawsuits can be successful as well as insurance. Here is 8-K filed afterhours from JCP last night, to a lawsuit brought on in 2013 by claims of wrongdoings by corp execs to shareholders in SEC filings, etc..
Maybe similar can happen to DRYS by Law firms too?? I post this as EXAMPLE and NOT stating buy or sell on JCP stock... FYI only here....
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
Settlement to be Funded by Insurance with No Financial Impact to Company
PLANO, Texas - (May 5, 2017) - J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action lawsuit, Alan B. Marcus, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc., et.al., pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that statements made by the Company and its former chief executive and chief financial officers in August and September 2013 misled investors regarding the Company’s liquidity prior to the announcement of a public stock offering in September 2013. JCPenney denies the allegations in the lawsuit, but is entering into this settlement to eliminate the uncertainties, burden and expense of further protracted litigation.
The $97.5 million settlement will be funded by insurance and will have no financial impact to the Company. The settlement remains subject to final documentation and approval of the District Court following notice to class members.
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